Statue of the Rape of Proserpina by Bernini [plate LXVIII]

1704-1742

Nicolas Dorigny

Engraver, French, 1652 or 1658 - 1746

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving with etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David H. McDonnell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 34.9 × 21.6 cm (13 3/4 × 8 1/2 in.)
    book: 49 × 38.2 × 3.5 cm (19 5/16 × 15 1/16 × 1 3/8 in.)

  • Accession

    2015.142.2.2.8

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

David H. McDonnell, Arlington, VA; gift to NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in plate lower right: N. Dorigny delin. Et Sculp.; in plate across bottom: RATTO DI PROSERPINA NEGL'ORTI LVDOVISIJ / del Caualier Bernini …

Wikidata ID

Q77258930

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